Monday, September 7, 2009

Week 2

What is information literacy skills?
*Information literacy is basic skills for learning and learning process. We can say information literacy is the set of skills needed to find.

What is SQRW?
*S-Survey
To survey a chapter,title,introduction,heading and summary. And prepares for learning more that will quickly learn what the chapter is about by surveying.
*Q-Question
Question give a purpose for reading and help stay focused on the reading.
*R-Read
After we have the question so we read to find the answer.
*W-Write
Write each question and its answer in notebook and then reread to be sure the each answer is contains.

Use Big 6 skills(Step 1-6) of the topic you know best.

Step 1
Define problems, information requirement.
*Music

Step 2 Information seeking strategies
*Strategies to find information
- search informantion use "type of music" ,"history of music" as key words
- find out information from book

Step 3 Location and access
*Type of music: www.buzzle.com , www.scaruff.com
*Music history: www.wikipedia.com
*Music;the art of listening: SPU library

Step 4 Use information
*Read from
www.buzzle.com/articles/different-types-of-music.html
www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music
www.scaruff.com/history

Step 5 Synthesis
*Music
Different types of music
*Pop
Pop music is not usually written, performed and recorded as a symphony, suite, or concerto. The basic form for pop music is the song and usually a song consisting of verse and repeated chorus. Most often the songs are between 2 1/2 minutes and 5 1/2 minutes in length. There have been notable exceptions.
*Rock
This music genre originated in the rock and roll era of 1950s. The vocals are accompanied by guitar, drum and bass. Certain rock groups also use piano, synthesizer, saxophone, flute, mandolin and sitar for a deeper effect. This type of music has several sub genres, such as hard rock, progressive rock and metal rock. All these types of rock music are popular till date.
*Jazz
This type of music is featured by strong and complex rhythms. The main musical instruments used for jazz music are cornet, trumpet or violin, that help carry the melody. This is a rhythmic music and has a forward momentum called "swing". However, in this music genre, the skilled performer interprets a tune in his own way.
*Hip hop
Hip-hop music always includes the use of instruments such as guitar, violin, fiddle, piano, bass and drums. In these types of music, the bass is the main instrument. This can be used in different intensities to emote feelings of anger, pride and others. This type of music is the result of hip-hop culture and is known as hip-hop music. This music shows a heavy influence of Jamaican music. The roots of the music are found in African American and West African music. It was first played by a group of traveling singers and poets of West Africa.
*Techno
Techno music is also known as fusion music. This became popular towards the middle part of of the 1980s. This is a form of electronic dance music and based on African American music styles like funk, electro and electric jazz. It features fast beats and this form was initiated by Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson and Derrick May.
*Folk
Folk music is a kind of traditional music that is handed down from generations in every culture. This type of music reflects the emotions of common laity. Popular music and tribal music are the two sub genres of folk music. This folk music shows the social upheaval that lies among various classes of people. This also portrays their struggle for survival and their culture.
History of each music
*Pop
Pop music was born in Napoli, Italy, in 1679, when Alessandro Scarlatti composed his first opera, or even earlier, when Francesco Provenzale coined the musical language that Scarlatti popularized: light, lively and catchy. They placed the emphasis on arias, clearly separated from the "recitativo", and grounded the arias on a strong sense of rhythm and melody.
*Rock
Rock music is a genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the 1960s. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, rhythm and blues, country music and also drew on folk music, jazz and classical music.In the late 1960s and early 1970s, rock music developed different subgenres.
*Jazz
Jazz is a musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has also incorporated music from 19th and 20th century American popular music
*Hip-hop
The idea of rapping was imported into New York by the Jamaican immigrants, who were already familiar with "toasting" (a reggae artist talking in rhyme over the instrumental sections of a record).
*Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988. Many styles of techno now exist, but Detroit techno is seen as the foundation upon which a number of subgenres have been built.
*Folk
The term folk music originated in the 19th century as a term for musical folklore. It has been defined in several ways; as music transmitted by word of mouth, music of the lower classes, music with no known composer. It has been contrasted with commercial and classical styles.Since the middle of the 20th century the term has also been used to describe a kind of popular music that is based on traditional music. Subgenres include folk rock, electric folk, folk metal and progressive folk music.
Step 6 Evaluation
*The best source is from website: wikipedia.com

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